Truffles are underground mushrooms and are considered to be the ultimate gastronomic experience. The hazelnut trees have had their roots impregnated with the truffle spores, and the varieties chosen are both indigenous (native) and suitable for growing here (the black summer truffle is also called the English truffle!!).

Other varieties like the very expensive White pregiato Alba truffle are very unlikely to grow here, which is why they are very expensive - they will only grow in Alba in Piemonte and Aqualagna in Umbria. Use freshly sliced on a variety of dishes, with pasta, risotto, polenta, eggs and potatoes, to flavour olive oil, marscarpone cheese or parmesan, and to freeze. There are producing truffle farms all over Europe, and newer ones in the USA & UK. Truffle prices reached record prices in 2003 due to a lack of availability, despite the fact there are over 100,000 registered truffle hunters in Italy !! There are probably as many truffles in the UK as Italy, but no-one really goes looking for them here and there are no truffle dogs, although there are 4 producing truffle farms!!

Truffles are native to the UK - in France the Black summer truffle is even called 'la truffe Anglais'. But no one looks for them and there are no truffle dogs. We only offer professional trees of native tree/truffle varieties which have been certified properly to the high food standards you would expect in Italy, the only country in the world that has food police (literally! Parma ham has its own Carabinieri force, Parmesan cheese etc!) and besides Raggi have been producing them for 30 years now and they take between 5/6-8 years to start producing truffles.

Mainland UK ONLY. Tuber Aestivum Vittad. - Commonley called Scorzone Truffles in Italy, black summer or English truffles. Found in Europe, but most commonly Italy, France and Spain. The easiest of all...

Pleurotus Eryngii, or King Mushroom. This mushroom can be sown onto wet straw in dustbin sacks with a sponge in the neck of the bag held in place with an elastic band. When a white, sweet smelling mould...

Foresta Oro are based in Caserta, near Naples and for 47 years have based their entire philosophy on the quality of their products. So much so that they are ISO9001 certified. These porcini are enough...

Pleurotus Cornucopiae or Golden Mushroom in English, a cousin of the Oyster mushroom and superb in Risotto or pan fried and in omelette's . Excellent for sowing onto clean straw in black bags but can be...

UK/EC ONLY. Pleurotus Ostreatus (Oyster mushroom). Like the Pioppino, can be sown onto straw or logs and even on toilet rolls. Meaty and with a strong mushroom flavour, they have found international fame...

Pair of Truffle Trees (Hazelnut). A black Summer and a white Bianchetto certified truffle tree on Hazelnut. Normally 80, but buy a pair for 60. You get two harvests - summer for the black and winter for...

Cultivated (Button) Mushrooms. Many uses for this versatile funghi. First make the compost with 5kg of Horse manure compost mixed with 20% wet straw (takes about 20 days, or buy the mushroom compost from...

Depending on the season. Three White bianchetto Truffle Trees on Hazelnut. Bought individually, they would cost 120, so you save 21. UK ONLY Please see 3 images of Bianchetto truffles I found this morning...

PREORDER ONLY - SEASONAL. If you have a piece of land not doing anything, why not turn it into an investment. Many of our customers are doing just this, and reaping the benefits. Raggi vivai are the largest...

see 3 attached pics of 2 bianchetto truffles i found in my garden in Harrow from a 6 year old tree Paolo. Tuber Borchii Vittad - Commonly known as Bianchetto or Marzuolo truffles. One of the easiest truffles...